Second procurement announcement will make for 2.4 GW of new solar in India
Unlike the other, India-wide 1.2 GW tender rolled out simultaneously yesterday, the delivery point for a second wave of projects will be designated inter-state transmission system substations in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
Vietnamese market momentum attracts another 100 MW
The capacity is made up of two 50 MW projects, one of which made the deadline to connect before Sunday and benefit from Vietnam’s generous feed-in tariff. Though the fixed payment has now expired, the market could continue to develop thanks to high energy demand and excellent irradiation.
Indian government tenders another 1.2 GW of solar
The Solar Energy Corporation of India has invited bids to set up 1.2 GW of grid-connected solar under the fifth phase of its national interstate transmission system program. The projects – to be established on a build, own, operate basis – will be awarded through e-bidding and a reverse auction with a tariff ceiling of Rs2.65/kWh. Bidding closes on July 31.
Etrion and Jinko turn their gaze on Japanese market
The U.S. project developer and Chinese manufacturing giant have both moved to extend borrowing for Japanese operations as Sumitomo Mitsui has given another lift to its domestic PV market.
TeraSun Energy announces US$63.2 million investment in 50MW Namibian solar plant
Natura Energy subsidiary, TeraSun Energy, has announced a N$900 million (US$63.2 million) investment in a 50MW solar plant in Arandis, western Namibia.
Myanmar connects its ‘first utility scale PV project’
The east Asian nation has stepped into the solar world with the 50 MW Minbu facility – planned to eventually reach 170 MW – reportedly beating other previously announced projects to grid connection.
Scatec Solar secures financing for 55 MW solar plant in Ukraine
With the project, the Norwegian developer has 282 MW under construction and project backlog of 123 MW in Ukraine. The 55 MW Chigirin project will benefit from the generous feed-in tariffs which have secured membership of the gigawatt club for the eastern European nation.
Product recall: SMA calls in MLPE over rapid shutdown problem
The inverter maker conducted tests and found the branded SMA TS4-R-F-42 could not always supply the rapid shutdown function called for by a new U.S. safety standard when applied in commercial and industrial systems featuring its inverter tech.
Brazil A-4 auction signs 211 MW of solar for record-low price of $0.0175 kWh
Cracking the two-cent-mark as a global standard for PV appears within sight as projects in the U.S. and Brazil have been signed below that threshold. Just two years ago the industry celebrated sub-three-cent bids in the MENA region. Prices have come down so quickly, however, the new records are another third cheaper.
Japan’s ENERES developing virtual power plant with 10,000 assets
The energy services firm will use software from California’s AutoGrid to develop a VPP which will draw on PV generation, energy storage and demand response technology. ENERES wants businesses to come on board and burnish their renewables credentials.
